Thank you seppgirty ,(I know this is a late reply) S4real has put a
lot into this as well so a lot of credit goes to him.
update:
I know the progress has been slow ,due to long hours at work, but the features listed in the OP are nearly complete. a few buggy
elements will be removed for the first beta until they are fixed.
these will be:
Third person weapon swapping - still needs a little work, but can use one weapon.
splitscreen - will be limited, same as third person weapon swapping, cannot have first person view yet.
I will provide working scripts and maps with stock entities to show what can be done with these features.
such as:
third person with shooting and melee.
local multiplayer - single screen, stationary camera with 4 players
local multiplayer - split screen, 2 player death match.
local multiplayer - split screen, 2 player coop.
just to name a few
currently the local multiplayer features will require xbox 360 controllers but standard gamepads will be added.
I plan to spend this weekend clearing up the last issues so I expect to have a beta ready soon.
Next Beta ToDo list:
1. fix weapon swapping for thirdperson and splitscreen or atleast add configurations for a loadout.
2. Improvements to multiplayer menu.
3. support for multiple standard gamepads and control mouse pointer with gamepad.
4. various improvements on what is already there.
so now I will get to work. thank you everyone.